The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-04-07
RIGHT WILL TRIUMPH.
Though Bitterly Opposed by
Senator Rhea and others
The Three C's Bill Passes the
Virginia Senate,

80 ~SAaS"Ah6 ~ uNNSA AANAl pAS |
Richmond Dispatch
RICHMOND, VA, April lin the
Senate to-day Mr.. Lovenstein called |
up the bill to authorize the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad |
Company to construct and operate its
road through and within the counties
of Scott, Wise, and Dickinson. The
bill originally introduced by Mr.. Low
enstein provided that the road should
pass west OF Goodson, in Washington
county. To this Senator Rhea and
others objected, and the Committee on
Roads reported a substitute providing
that the most practicable route shall
be taken. When the subject was last |
under consideration Mr.. Rhea offer
ed an amendment providing that the
road should run to or near Goodson.
The amendment was voted down, a
motion to reconsider was made and
passed by, and on this motion the. bill
came up.
Mr.. Lovenstein, who became the pa
tron Of the bill in the absence OF Mr.
Flanary, unavoidably detained at
home, who was to have introduced it,
opposed the reconsideration Mr..
Flanary-whose district is most inter
ested in the construction of the road
desired the bill to be passed as report
ed from the committee, and he (Mr.
Lovenstein hoped the bill would be
passed without amendment.
Mr.. Rhea strongly advocated the re-
consideration and the adoption of his
amendment. To build the road other
than via Goodson wovld greatly injure
this town, andinstead of establishing
plants in this State would carry the
mineral wealth from this portion OF
the State into Tennessee on one hand
and South Carolina on Che other. Tue
, speaker was sorry that he did not pos
sess the ability to persuade the mem
bers OF the Senate to support his
amendment that United States SEN
y ator (refering to Mr.. Butler) and others
did to gain their votes in opposition to
> 1t. He intended to wash his hands of
the matter, and hoped the cities of the
: state whose prosperity depend upon
the Southwest would never have cause
: to regret the legislation which was ev-
y identity about to be enacted.
+ Mr.. Meredith, for Mr.. Flanary, said
I that the people of his (Flanary's dis
u trict were deeply interested in the con.
r struction of the proposed road, and
9 they desired that the bill should pass
u as reported from the committee.
THE MOTION LOST.
!. Mr.. Blackstone arose to explain the
- vote which he was about to cast
y When the amendment was voted on
d few days ago he voted in the affirm
ia native, and was still of the same opin
" ion, but through consideration for tn,
10 Senator from Wise (Mr. Fanary) h,
II would then vote against the amend
ment.
70 The motion to reconsider the vot,
was lost.
a. THE BILL PASSED.
a. Mr.. Rhea offere d another amend
r ment providing that the compan,
t shall not condemn anyland in Virgin
r ia until its road is built to the Virgin
1e la line. This also provoked a warn
n discussion.
III Mr.. Rhea said that this company
IL here asking a charter to construct il
b. road in these Virginia counties whe
IS, it does not own fifty miles of road any
We where.
q Mr.. Meredith claimed that the con
es' pany owned the connecting line
re Kentucky, which would only have [
m be extended short distance to reac
at the border of this State, where it pr
ie- poses to cross at the breaks.
es. Mr.. Rhea denied this, although
to knew the same party who had bee
raj here engineering the scheme throug
ss. the Legislature and contracting vii
nd men to assist him was then in IL
RS, chamber posting Mr. Meredith (refe
're ring to Colonel Johnson, one of Il
int officers of the road, who was then
nd the floor, but soon went out). N
&C. Rhea was quite severe in his denun,
Die. alton OF this paid lobbying, and W
'alt glad to be able to say for himself al
be friends that they had not used O
dollar to prevent the passage of t
bill. They had made fair and op
fight. s
Is Messrs. Lovenstein, Meredith. a
iec- others opposed the amendment, and
: is was defeated.
otn The substitute was adopted as
ery ported from the committee, order
?th- to its engrossment, and, the rules
eIe. I ing suspended, was Immediately !
es,) on its passage.
oe,' From the Bristol Reporter of the 9
on;. inst we take the following
om- On the oath inst, the Va. Senate,